Dimitrov was playing fantastic tennis, running Sinner around the court and delivering booming serves. Dimitrov won the first set 6-3 and survived a hard-charging comeback attempt from the Italian in the second to take the set 7-5 and put the world No. 1 in a desperate position.

Jannik Sinner has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow on a fall and dropping the first two sets, because his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to quit with an injured pectoral muscle.

No. 1 Janik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals Monday after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, retired injured while leading their fourth-round match two sets to love